Books

Organize for Complexity. How to Get Life Back Into Work to Build the High-Performance Organization

The international bestseller! Brand new 3rd edition - new format

First published in 2014, this isNiels´ fourth book -his first to be available internationally through BetaCodex Publishing. It is
a book about complexity and work - and about how to deal productively with both. A condensed introduction to the theory and practice of organizational high performance. A manifesto for
contemporary leadership and profound transformation in organizations of all kinds.

This is a business book unlike others. It is concise and incredibly to the point. It is fully illustrated and fully colored. It is
“practically theoretic”, featuring cutting-edge insight. It proposes new language and thinking for a new way of work and organizations. And it will not bore you!
A book that appeals to business-book addicts and “non-readers” alike.

What others say about Organize for Complexity:

"At a very reasonable price, every company should just buy several copies, read them, and see how they can implement these ideas." Harold Jarche

"In Pflaeging´s book, the network organization gains contour. All that is beautifully visualized. In short, Niels Pflaeging shows how to build the New Organization, encouraging us to begin
building it. It´s the agenda 2014, if you will." changeX

“Book of the week. In its concentrated and novel format, this is in fact an unprecedented learning source and workbook.” Hamburger Abendblatt

"To me, even after this brief period, the book has become a frequently consulted source informing my work." Lars Vollmer

"Very inspiring, highly likeable format. This book is fun!."

"A book that comes handy, easy to read, but without being fuzzy or unprecise. It presents a credible big picture of contemporary Organizational Development. "

You can also order the print edition through Amazon.com, or any of your preferred booksellers.

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Complexitools. How to (re)vitalize work and make organizations fit for a complex world (with Silke Hermann)

The new bestseller - available in English from early 2018

Complexitools was first published in German in the Summer of 2015.

It became an instant bestseller in the German-speaking countries, selling more than 15.000 copies throughout so far, garnering enthusiastic response from media and readers alike.

This book is the 2nd part of the Organize for Complexity trilogy,

It is also Niels´fifth book overall, and the first he co-authored with Silke Hermann. Complexitools is far more than a continuation, though: Dense, thoughtful, and full of crisply articulated insight, the book
offers a tour de force through a startling range of business topics, from performance systems, to organization design, to change and interventions:

The book encapsulates 33 highly innovative “complexitools” and 22 “complexideas”, or “thinking tools”, presented on only one or two pages each. The book is fully colored. It was illustrated by
German designer Pia Steinmann.